Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc. 401(k) Review & Grade
Tax-Favored Savings Program
Topeka, KSFinance & Insurance1,808 active participantsPlan year 2024✓ Auto-enroll
Estimate from the plan's Form 5500 filing · How we grade
$4,134Employer $ per active participant
$8,084Employee $ saved per active participant
0.04%Direct admin cost, % of plan assets
$335.2MNet plan assets, end of year
$156,493Average balance per account
Score breakdown
- Employer generosity28.8 / 5058th percentile for employer $ per participant
- Low cost22.2 / 2589th percentile for low admin cost vs. same-size plans
- Employee saving9.1 / 1561th percentile for employee $ per participant
- Plan features10 / 10Auto-enrollment, Default investment
- Red-flag deductions-3 pts1 issue reported on the filing
Total score67 / 100 · Grade B
This plan vs. peers
Peers: Finance & Insurance plans with 500–2,499 active participants (754 plans).
| Measure | Percentile |
|---|---|
| Employer $ per participant | 58th |
| Lower admin cost | 89th |
| Employee saving | 61th |
| Peers that auto-enroll | 62% |
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Red flags from the filing
Corrective distributions: the plan refunded $3,228 in contributions, which usually means it failed annual nondiscrimination testing.
What to do if you're in this plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas put in about $4,134 per active participant, more than the typical peer ($3,606). Contribute at least enough to collect the full match. Skipping it leaves part of your pay on the table.
- The filing shows total dollars, not the match formula. Ask HR for the Summary Plan Description so you know the exact match and vesting schedule.
- Fund expense ratios aren't in the filing. Look them up in your 404(a)(5) fee disclosure and favor low-cost index or target-date funds.
- The plan auto-enrolls employees. Check your default contribution rate. Defaults are often lower than what it takes to get the full match.
- Changing jobs? You can usually leave the money in the plan, move it to your new employer's plan, or roll it into an IRA. Don't cash out: you'd owe taxes and possibly a 10% penalty.
The raw numbers from the filing
| Employer contributions | $7,472,812 |
| Participant (employee) contributions | $14,611,302 |
| Other contributions (incl. rollovers in) | $4,396,119 |
| Administrative expenses paid from the plan | $141,637 |
| Other admin expenses | $9,490 |
| Benefits paid out | $30,119,808 |
| Net assets, start / end of year | $298.2M / $335.2M |
| Active participants, start / end of year | 1,756 / 1,859 |
| Participants with account balances | 2,142 |
| Auto-enrollment (feature code 2S) | Yes |
| Auditor | Eide Bailly |
Largest service providers (Schedule C)
| Fidelity Investments Institutional | $132,147 reported compensation |
| Bcbsa Neba | $9,490 reported compensation |
| Ss&c | $0 reported compensation |
Source: DOL EFAST2 Form 5500 filing, acknowledgment ID 20251009195805NAL0016976418001, received 2025-10-09, EIN 48-0952857, plan #002, plan year 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Verify at efast.dol.gov.